Box 11- Positioning Yourself

When I begin to conduct research, there are a few fixed positions that I know will come into effect.  These being that I'm a young male, I would think that most of the people that I talk to will look at me like I don't really know how "hard" life can be since I haven't seen much.  Another position that I think might play a factor in my research is my class status.  Some people may look at me and think that I may trying to make a mockery of the situation and cause them not to open up to me.  I do not have any previous experiences with the homeless other than only seeing them on the streets and maybe donating money.  I have not had a conversation with anyone that I knew was homeless so I am not quite sure what language I will need to know or pick up as of now.